African News
Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports
By: Reuters 11th December 2024 There were around 11-million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263-million, according to a new World Health... →
Zambian court rules ex-president Lungu ineligible to run for another term
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 Zambia's constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was ineligible to run for another term in office after he... →
South Sudan president fires army and police chiefs, central bank governor
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the head of the country's military, the police chief and the central bank governor, an announcement... →
World Bank cuts Kenya's 2024 growth estimate to 4.7% on fiscal challenges
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 The World Bank downgraded Kenya's economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5.0%, citing the impact of floods,... →
Ghana electoral commission declares ex-President Mahama election winner
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 Ghana's electoral commission on Monday declared ex-president and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of Saturday's presidential... →
Mauritius economy 'much worse than we imagined', new prime minister says
By: Reuters 9th December 2024 The state of Mauritius' economy is "much worse than we imagined", its new prime minister said, as an audit he launched into the Indian Ocean... →
Prosecutors ask ICC to convict Central African Republic militia leaders
By: Reuters 9th December 2024 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court asked judges on Monday to find two men accused of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks... →
John Dramani Mahama returning as Ghana president on pledge to mend economy
By: Reuters 9th December 2024 John Dramani Mahama, who is returning as Ghana's president eight years after losing power, achieved his political comeback on a promise to mend the... →
